Shade-holder.



F. E. SHELBY & G. B. THOMAS.

SHADE HOLDER. APPLICATION FILED MAY 26, 1911.

Patented Nov. 7, 1911.

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FRANK E. SEELEY AND GEORGE B. THOMA S, 015 BRIDGEPORT. CONNECTICUT.ASSIGN- ORS TO THE BRYANT ELECTRIC COMPANY, OF BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT,A COB,-

IPORATION OF CONNECTICUT.

In the accompanying drawings. Figure I is a side elevation partiallybroken away of a shade holder embodying our invention in one form andapplied to a lamp socket: Fig. 2 is an inverted plan of the holdershowing the ring in place; and Fig. 3 is a perspective of the clampingrin The particular globesupporting means carried by the holder form nopart of our invention and may be of any desired sort.

For convenience of illustration, we have' shown a self centering springwire 5 supported in the depending peripheral shirt t; of the holder.

To secure the holder to its support. for example to an electric lampsocket. we provide a split clamping ring T. arranged centrally withinthe holder. ln t'be holder illustrated this ring is formediinlependently ot the body of the holder and mounted thereon by .meansof supporting lugs S, t) and 1t) spaced around the upper edge of thering, the lug 8 lying substantially opposite the space l etween the freeends of the ring. rivet ll secures the lug S beneath the substantiallyhorizontal upper face of the holder. while the lugs 9 and 10 aretangent'ialtv slotted at 12 and 13 so that they have limited freedom ofangular movementwith relation to their supporting rivets LI and l5. l3reason of this limited freedom of movement the ring 7 may be expanded orcontracted by means of the clamping bolt It and may thus be opened andpassed over the usual supporting bead 17 ad acenti the lam receivm endot I the lamp socket to, and then contracted so Specification of LettersPatent. Application filed May 26, 1911.

SHADE-HOLDER.

Patented Nov. 7, 1911 Serial No. 629.544.

as to clamp the holder thereon. To permit of access for a screw driverto the clamping bolt. 16, the skirt 6 of the holder'is apertured at 19,opposite the bard end of the bolt. I

Various ways of't'orming the clamping ring and mounting the same on theholder will readily suggest themselves and we do not limit our inventionto the particular method illustrated.

e claim as our inventionz-- l. shade holder having a body part carryingglobe supporting means in combination with a clamping ring and screwtherefor both supported within and normally wholly concealed by saidholder.

2. A shade holder having a body part carrying globe supporting means incombination with a clamping ring supported within and normally whollyconcealed by said holder. together with a clamping screw concealedwithin said holder for expandingand contracting said clamping ring. saidholder being apcrtured to permit access to said screw.

3. A shade holder having a sul'istantially horizontal body part. withdepending periphcral flange. globe supporting means carried by saidtlnnge, in combination with a centrally arranged split clamping ringsupported adjacently beneath said horizontal body portion and concealedmeans for expandingandc ntraeting'said ring to grip a support.

-l. shade holder having a' substantially horizontal body part, withdepending peripheral llange. globe supporting means carried by saidllange, in combination with a centrally arranged split clamping ringsupported adjacently beneath said horizontal body portion and aconcealed clamping screw for expanding and contracting said ring to gripa supporting bead. said peripheral flange being aperturet l oppositesaid clamp, ing screw to permit access to the latter.

A shade holder having a peripheral depending flange and globe supportingmeans carried thereby, in combination with an inupon said holder withinsaid tlange,' the free ends of said ring having tangentially slottednames to this specification in the presence of flanges and. means inconnection therewith two subscribing Witnesses.

for supporting said ring with limited free FRANK E. SEELEY. oiom ofangular movement upon said holder GEORGE B. THOMAS. to permit of theexpansion and contraction Witnesses:

of said ring to grip a supporting bead. A. H. JONES,

In testimony whereof We have signed one H M. WICHERT.

